Small arm



July 26 11927.

G. NORMAN SMALL ARM Filed Nov. 17, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 G. NGRMAN July26, 192'?.

S MALL ARM 2 Sheets-Sham `2 Filed Nov. 17, 1926 v '-qnonGnNoRMAn-or;SMALL HEarH-,asrRMrneHAM-,iniiGLAnn;nssrenoncro@THEi Patented July1.927.

i BIRMINGHAM-SMALL AnMscoivrPANY LIMIrEn, or BIRMINQHAM;,-ENGLANna,L

- Aocordin to tliejnvention a triO'Oer ,Guard Y sa. ci, i, VCDs be, A

.isprovided which comprises aj platehaving atitsfront enda` Yhoolg'formation,arranged todengageflwitb allugor Vprojection fitted'to orformedonthe underside o t'tlieyftorward partfQ the ,breech body` orreceiver, andits rear end, which is adapted to surround the trigger, isprovided with a. hook adapted to be engaged by a lever orcatcli mountedon the under side of the breech body near .the rear end thereof, anduponwhicli theV trigger is pivotally supported, the trigger providingmeans,cwhen moved in a forward direction, for releasing the lever or.catch jlroin 'engagement with the trlggei guard. lhe invention alsocontemplates the utilization of the trigger spring to keffect thelocking inoven ment of the trigger guard lever-or catch. Means are alsoprovided whereby the trigger guard lever or catch is held or looked inits 'engaged position, to prevent inadvertent movement, due to jarring,as for instance Awhenthe gun is tired. l The vinvention will bedescribed with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Y 1 fFigure 1 is a view, partly in section and partly in elevation, of asmall arm provided with a trigger guard constructed in accordance withand embodying the features of thisv invention.

Figures 2 andn are, respectively a side' elevation andra planiview ofthe trigger guard. n Y

Figures 3 and 3 are, respectively a side and front elevation ofthetrigger guard catch. ,Y

' YFigures l andlEL are, respectively, aside and front elevation of thetrigger.

Figures 5, 5 and 5b are, respectively a side and front elevation and aplan view ot the trigger guard attachment stud.

According to one practical embodiment oit' this invention as illustratedin the accompanying drawings, the trigger guard l is 'Snam Zaai/ii' endof thebreech body 5, wherebythe trigger guard 1 is heldin position, andsecures the stock 6 to the lbreech body ol the gun, without the use ofthe usual attachment screws.

In. a preferred construction -the trigger i, Y

guard catch 11 comprises a depending lever` provided at its lower endwith a nosepart 12 for engagement with the hook 1() on the trigger guardv1, and near its centre with al pair of lugs 13, between which thetrigger 9 is carried on a pivot pin 14;. To the trigger 1, at a positionabove its pivot centre'and almostV in alignment with the pivot'centre 15of the trigger guard catch 1l, is connected a trigger bar 16 or othermeans for actuating the sear 17, of the trigger mechanism.v The triggerlspring 18, `which is mounted on the under side of the breech body 5, isso arranged that its free end impinges against the trigger 9 at a pointabove its pivot 14, thus keeping the upper Apart of the trigger incontact with the front face of the trigger vguardcatch 11,` and, sincethe spring exerts pressure below the pivot' centre 15 yof the catch 11,Vit'tends to movev the catch 11 into engagement with the attachment hook10 on the said trigger guard. Y

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guard, rand a trggerpivoted onsaid-A 2!- .A tg Y A oordmgftoo aimy l,"wherein theijiv: of. the trigger is so located fon the catch Vthat,aim?? ward movement fof thetrggerwi/H:

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